Catchup

Howdy … It’s been a couple days.  I am still kicking and getting kicked.  Work is busier than ever and that is what occupies the bulk of my time and probably will for the next couple weeks.  I am part of a couple of projects and one that has been taking the bulk of my time should be done by the end of the month.  The other one just started to gain traction and I found what I believe to be a major issue only because it’s going to cause pain for either me or me and my team.  That has yet to be determined but it sounds like from the early talks I have heard it’s just going to be me.  I guess they think I like to be flogged but I am not into pain, despite life having kicked me what I deem to be more than my fair share.  I know I am damn good at my job but I feel like that gets exploited and I am taken advantage of a little bit too much at times.  Right now I am kind of close to a breaking point.  Thank God another weekend is upon us.  My co-worker with COVID came back yesterday so that helps out a bit.  I had to get him caught up and that took about an hour away from my schedule but it was good to talk, vent and generally catchup.

On the home front that odor, it had a mold like smell to me but after I opened up the house yesterday to air things out when the odor came back it had a strong ammonia overtone and I knew it was mouse pee.  Damn it’s so strong it has nauseated me a little bit at times.  Really no matter what you try you can’t knock it down.  If I could access the soiled area I could easily knock it down but since it’s buried deep in the walls fat chance of that happening.  I’ve got the windows open again this morning and fans going.  Gator acted last night like she had one of them trapped but I looked and saw nothing I think she was hallucinating.  

Speaking of the Gator, I think she broke one of her knuckles.  Her dew claw (or as I call it secret weapon claw) on her left front paw has a bump on it and when you go to move the claw it crunches.  She doesn’t cry or wince it just feels to me like something is broken.  For sure something isn’t right body parts aren’t supposed to feel crunchy.  She isn’t a fan of having her paws messed with but I can get away with holding her paw for a short period of time.  She uses that paw to signal me when it’s time for more food and it’s also her kicking foot, she has this involuntary reflex that she kicks just before she starts eating.  All in all I think she is doing pretty well.  Yesterday she spent the bulk of the day in my room sleeping face down.  I had the shade and window open which isn’t normally the case and I think she enjoyed the breeze and sunshine/heat. 

With my mind so occupied & focused on work the days fly by and I honestly really don’t want to sit in front of a computer longer than I actually have to.  However, I am taking a break while things are slow to have a little bit of fun in making this post. 

As luck would have it I just paid my credit card bill in full and the following day Mint Mobile issued me a refund.  I knew I should have waited to pay the bill.  Now I have a credit balance on a card that I hardly ever use.  Not sure if I want to go on a spending spree or if I am going to hit them up to send it back to me in the form of a check. 

Well back to the salt mines.  Hope that all is well with you.  One more day and then I can take a break for 2 whole days.  I think I will really enjoy this weekend even if I do nothing more than I normally do.  Just getting away from work and having some silence will be nice.  Cheers!